Columbarium Information Form If you would like to receive more information about the Westminster Columbarium, please Westminster complete this form and return either by post or in person to the Synagogue Office. Synagogue Name: ……………..…………………………………. Columbarium  I am a current or former member of Westminster Synagogue: Y/N “A good name is better than precious oil ; and the  Any relevant information about your enquiry: day of death than the day of one’s birth.” Location (Eccl 7.1) ………………………………….…………………… The cemetery is located at 1 Hoop Lane, Golders Green, NW11 7NL. ………….……………………………….…………… It is on the left hand side of Hoop Lane, 175 yards ………………….……………………………….…… from the junction with the Finchley Road, opposite the crematorium. ………………………….…………………………… The cemetery is open Sunday to Friday from 08.30 to 17.00 in summer. In winter it is open from 08.30 ….……………………………….…………………… to 16.30, closing two hours before . It is closed on Saturdays and Jewish Festivals. ………….……………………………….…………… Further Information ………………….……………………………….…… For further information or to discuss your ………………………….…………………………… particular needs, please contact Dr Thomas Salamon: ….……………………………….…………………… [email protected] or the Synagogue Secretary: Phone number:……………………………………… [email protected] Telephone 020 7584 3953 Email address:……………………………………… .

Westminster Synagogue,

Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 1BX 1 Hoop Lane, Golders Green, NW11 7NL What is a Columbarium? Commemorative Plates Eligibility A columbarium is a three-sided structure containing The niches are currently Westminster Synagogue members and their families, niches designed to hold the ashes of those whose protected by blank plates. as well as former members and friends of the remains have been cremated. It can be a place of (See right) community, are eligible. remembrance, contemplation, meditation and prayer. When a member purchases a niche, they can have a plate The ashes of non-Jewish partners of members can be A columbarium can provide comfort to the family, interred. providing a memorial within a Jewish cemetery. It made commemorating their loved one. This can can also offer a practical way to make advance plans, If you would like to request more information about relieving the family of difficult decisions. subsequently be replaced by one commemorating both the columbarium, please complete the form overleaf or Westminster Synagogue Columbarium partners. contact the Synagogue Office. The inscription text and design are at the member’s Charges discretion but subject to approval by the Synagogue. It will include the synagogue logo and a niche The charge to members for number, smaller than those on the temporary plates. a niche is £3,500. A QR code, similar to the one pictured on Non-members of the right, can also be included, which can Westminster Synagogue, link to a website commemorating the who are Jewish and have a deceased. connection with the synagogue, may purchase a The Grounds niche at £4,000 plus £500 for rabbinic services. The Hoop Lane Cemetery opened in 1897 when the first burials took place. The Cemetery is managed by There are additional costs The newly constructed Westminster Synagogue the Joint Burial Committee (JBC) on behalf of the for the commemorative plate and funeral expenses. columbarium is situated in the Jewish Cemetery in Spanish & Portuguese ’ Synagogue (Sephardi) Once you have signed an agreement to purchase the Hoop Lane, Golders Green, in northwest London. and the West London niche, you will be invoiced for the full amount, which The niches of the columbarium can hold one or two Synagogue (Reform). will be due on receipt. funerary urns, so that the ashes of a couple can be The cemetery is open Niches may be reserved while the members are still interred together. from 8:30 - 17:00 in alive. summer and until 16:00 In front of the columbarium we have planted a A stone setting ceremony can be arranged and is in winter (Sunday- beautiful, mature olive tree. included in the cost. Friday). The columbarium is administered by the Executive of The niches are permanent — there is no further charge Westminster Synagogue. Please note that the cemetery is not open on Jewish festivals and closes for the niche after the initial fee has been paid. two hours before Shabbat on Friday evenings.